(en)Vázsonyi told Erdös about the Monty Hall dilemma. “I told Erdös that the answer was to switch,” said Vázsonyi, “and fully expected to move to the next subject. But Erdös, to my surprise, said, ‘No, that is impossible. It should make no difference.’ At this point I was sorry I brought up the problem, because it was my experience that people get excited and emotional about the answer, and I end up with an unpleasant situation.”http://archive.vector.org.uk/art10011640.